Top Cheddar 2026-27
2025-26 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #25 DARNELL NURSE Edmonton Oilers · Defense
EX-MT Season grade
6
Card #2026-08477498
Darnell Nurse in action
25 D Defense
78 OVR
Darnell Nurse Edmonton Oilers
2025-26 · 82 GP · 7 G · 17 A · 24 PTS
Today
2024-25

Season Report

6 Excellent–Mint 6

Game Score 0.29 a game, 57th percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
82
G
7
A
17
P
24
+/-
-12
PIM
104
PPP
0
SHP
2
GWG
0
S
164
TOI
20:58
HIT
137
BLK
167
TK
19
FO%
—

2025-26 ranks

  • 4th Hits on the Oilers

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2025-26. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 85

Goals / 60
0.24

66th percentile of defense

Shots / 60
5.72

90th percentile of defense

Hardest Shot
94.5 mph

66th percentile of defense

High-Danger Shots / 60
0.28

62nd percentile of defense

Goals Above Expected / 60
-0.01

42nd percentile of defense

Playmaking 62

Points / 60
0.84

44th percentile of defense

Assists / 60
0.59

34th percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.00

27th percentile of defense

Skating 94

Top Speed
23.2 mph

94th percentile of defense

Bursts 20+ mph / GP
1.23

92nd percentile of defense

Distance / GP
2.9 mi

69th percentile of defense

Defensive Awareness 53

Corsi For %
48.3%

40th percentile of defense

Takeaways / 60
0.66

34th percentile of defense

Physicality 94

Hits / 60
4.78

76th percentile of defense

Blocks / 60
5.83

89th percentile of defense

PIM / 60
3.63

90th percentile of defense

Connections

Every 2025-26 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 98OVR Leon Draisaitl Oilers 3 of his goals D 74OVR Jake Walman Oilers 2 of his goals C 99OVR Connor McDavid Oilers 2 of his goals D 93OVR Mattias Ekholm Oilers 1 of his goals

Set up most

L 90OVR Zach Hyman Oilers Set up 3 goals C 83OVR Jack Roslovic Oilers Set up 3 goals R 88OVR Vasily Podkolzin Oilers Set up 3 goals C 79OVR Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Oilers Set up 2 goals
Scored on most
Igor Shesterkin 2 goals Logan Thompson 2 goals Ville Husso 1 goal
Best game
October 30, 2025 vs NYR: 2G

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2025-26, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

C 56OVR Michael McCarron Wild 1 fight R 41OVR Garnet Hathaway Flyers 1 fight D 45OVR Brandon Carlo Maple Leafs 1 fight C 47OVR Curtis Douglas Canucks 1 fight RC

Hit most

C 53OVR Tyson Jost Predators Hit him 4 times R 64OVR Pontus Holmberg Lightning Hit him 3 times R 59OVR Adam Klapka Flames Hit him 3 times C 73OVR Mikael Backlund Flames Hit him 2 times

Hit most by

C 42OVR Barclay Goodrow Sharks Hit by him 4 times L 91OVR Kiefer Sherwood Sharks Hit by him 3 times L 83OVR Alex Ovechkin Capitals Hit by him 2 times C 59OVR Nick Cousins Senators Hit by him 2 times

2025-26 Edmonton Oilers

41-30-11 · 93 points · 14th of 32

Top teammates

C 99OVR Connor McDavid Oilers 82 GP · 48 G · 90 A · 138 PTS C 98OVR Leon Draisaitl Oilers 65 GP · 35 G · 62 A · 97 PTS D 96OVR Evan Bouchard Oilers 82 GP · 21 G · 74 A · 95 PTS D 93OVR Mattias Ekholm Oilers 82 GP · 6 G · 35 A · 41 PTS L 90OVR Zach Hyman Oilers 58 GP · 31 G · 21 A · 52 PTS R 88OVR Vasily Podkolzin Oilers 82 GP · 19 G · 18 A · 37 PTS